The Department of Education’s (ED) budget has been increasing substantially year over year with millions funneling into diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and oversees education programs, a report releasing Thursday revealed.
ED spent more than $250 billion in 2024 alone, an “explosive growth” amounting to a 749% increase from 2000, according to an upcoming report from Open the Books. Meanwhile, millions of dollars in grants went towards pushing “racial equity” and gender ideology in schools, along with funding equitable schooling abroad.
American students have rapidly fallen behind in recent years, with test scores reaching some of the lowest levels ever recorded in the U.S. One-third of eighth graders failed to reach national reading assessment benchmarks in 2024, the largest percentage ever recorded, along with 40% of fourth grade students, the largest percentage since 2002.
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